dyno basics · FF-0543

What road speed does 2,000 rpm on the dyno break-in sound like?

During the break-in the engine is held at 2,000 rpm, and so far everything looks good. Someone in the room says that is what it would sound like on the road at 2,000 rpm: about 80 miles an hour.

Expert

Steve Coppock and Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

break-in rpm

Applicable scope

Steve Coppock's supercharged 8BA-style Ford Flathead V8, about 290 cubic inches, on the engine dyno at Klein Engines